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The longer-term effects of human capital enrichment programs on poverty and inequality : oportunidades in Mexico

McKee, Douglas; Todd, Petra E. - In: Estudios de economía 38 (2011) 1, pp. 67-100

Previous empirical research has shown that Mexico's Oportunidades program has succeeded in increasing schooling and improving health of disadvantaged children. This paper studies the program's potential longer-term consequences for the poverty and inequality of these children. It adapts methods...

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Market reforms and efficiency gains in Chile

Bergoeing, Raphael; Hernando, Andrés; Repetto, Andrea - In: Estudios de economía 37 (2010) 2, pp. 217-242

Starting in the mid 1970s, Chile implemented comprehensive structural market reforms. Using manufacturing plant-level data on Chilean firms for years 1980 to 2001, we estimate the role of reforms on efficiency. We analyze aggregate productivity constructed from micro data to find that in the...

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Industrial decline and labor reallocation in a transforming economy : Romania in early transition

Earle, John S. - In: IZA Journal of Labor & Development 1 (2012), pp. 1-18

Industrial decline and restructuring in the transition economies presents a prime example of the relationship between changes in aggregate economic indicators and underlying microeconomic adjustments. This paper employs matched labor force survey data to focus on the magnitude and determinants...

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Remittances and labor supply in post-conflict Tajikistan

Justino, Patricia; Shemyakina, Olga N. - In: IZA Journal of Labor & Development 1 (2012), pp. 1-28

We analyze the impact of remittances on the labor supply of men and women in post-conflict Tajikistan. Individuals from … results are robust to different measures of remittances and migration. When we differentiate between regions by their exposure … to the 1992-1998 armed conflict, we observe that the negative effect of remittances on the labor supply of women is …

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Social networks and wages in Senegal’s labor market

Beradi, Nicoletta - In: IZA Journal of Labor & Development 2 (2013), pp. 1-26

We develop a theoretical framework that considers the role played by moral hazard and the diversity of networks and cultures in the choice of hiring channel. In favoritism contexts social networks, and particularly strong ties, are adopted as hiring channels for unskilled jobs and result in wage...

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Alleviating extreme poverty in Chile : the short term effects of Chile Solidario

Galasso, Emanuela - In: Estudios de economía 38 (2011) 1, pp. 101-127

This paper evaluates the effect of an anti-poverty program, Chile Solidario, during its first two years of operation. We find that the program tends to increases significantly their take-up of cash assistance programs and of social programs for housing and employment, and to improve education...

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The impact of income adjustments in the CASEN survey on the measurement of inequality in Chile

Bravo, David; Valderrama Torres, José A. - In: Estudios de economía 38 (2011) 1, pp. 43-65

The adjustment of the information obtained from household surveys to make the figures compatible with National Accounts is a non-standard and potentially questionable practice given that it alters the structure of income distribution. This paper analyzes the sensitivity of inequality and poverty...

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Menschenhandel : Deutschland beim Opferschutz nur Mittelmaß

Cho, Seo-young - In: DIW-Wochenbericht : Wirtschaft, Politik, Wissenschaft 79 (2012) 39, pp. 3-12

Mehr als 2,45 Millionen Menschen sind laut den Vereinten Nationen Opfer von Menschenhandel, die Dunkelziffer ist hoch. Viele Staaten haben deshalb ihre Bemühungen verstärkt, gegen Menschenhandel vorzugehen und den Opfern zu helfen. Das DIW Berlin hat nun den 3P-Index, der die staatlichen...

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Exploring effective knowledge management to improve organizational performance in globalized environment : an empirical study

Roy, Mousumi; Chatterjee, Tilak; Linnanen, Lassi - In: Advances in management & applied economics 2 (2012) 1, pp. 205-213

An empirical study was conducted involving several firms based in a vast and developing economy like India on effective knowledge management strategy. It was observed that firms with higher orientation in system strategy attach the highest emphasis to combination mode and, the lowest emphasis to...

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The impact of minimum age of employment regulation on child labor and schooling

Edmonds, Eric V.; Shrestha, Maheshwor - In: IZA Journal of Labor Policy 1 (2012), pp. 1-28

Promoting minimum age of employment regulation has been a centerpiece in child labor policy for the last 15 years. If enforced, minimum age regulation would change the age profile of paid child employment. Using micro-data from 59 mostly low-income countries, we observe that age can explain less...

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